AppStories

Pick 3: Automations

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This week, Federico and John take listeners on a tour of the wide variety of automations they’ve been working on so far this year, including shortcuts, Claude projects, and Zapier zaps.

On AppStories+, Federico and John dig a little deeper into some of the more complex automations that they’ve been working on in 2025.


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    • Links and Show Notes
    Pick 3: Our Latest Automations
    • Federico’s Audio Transcription Automation
      • Xaiomi Buds 5 and 5 Pro
      • Hazel
      • Aiko
      • AI Actions
      • John’s Fetch Podcast Details Shortcut
        • Zapier
        • Todoist
        • PastePal
        • ChatGPT
        • Federico on Using AI Actions with Newer AI Models
          • AI Actions
          • Ask Claude using AI Actions app
          • Unread’s Shortcuts Integration
            • Readwise Reader
            • Todoist
            • Federico’s Use of a Simple API for Transcribing of YouTube Videos
              • YouTubeTranscript.io
              • John’s Podcast Clips Claude Project
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                • Lingon X

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